Paradox Veterans

Working with U.S. military veterans is where Paradox began. Paradox Veterans is a series of backpacking, mountaineering, river rafting, and rock climbing trips specifically designed to empower injured veterans as they reintegrate back into civilian life. Our first veterans-specific ascent took place on September 11, 2012 when we summited the Grand Teton with a team of injured veterans. In 2013, we expanded our veterans trips to include Mt. Rainier and Yosemite National Park. In 2014 and 2015 we have expanded the program again to include multiple outdoor experiences. For our adaptive veteran specific programming, Paradox Sports focuses on military members who have a physical disability or injury.

Steve Baskis, a 27-year-old veteran who was permanently blinded by a bomb in 2008 while serving in Iraq, charges up Half Dome during our Yosemite Veterans Ascent on Sept. 11. Baskis has climbed mountains all over the world, including the 20,000-foot Mount Lobuche in the Himalayas. Photo by Victor Henderson

A group of veterans summit Half Dome on Sept. 11, 2013. Photo by Victor Henderson

The second-annual Paradox Veterans ascent of the Grand Teton in July 2013